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Band-tailed pigeon | |
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In San Luis Obispo, California, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Columbiformes |
Family: | Columbidae |
Genus: | Patagioenas |
Species: | P. fasciata
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Binomial name | |
Patagioenas fasciata (Say, 1822)
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Synonyms | |
Columba fasciata (Say, 1823) |
The band-tailed pigeon (Patagioenas fasciata)[3] is a pigeon native to the Americas, being the largest pigeon native to North America. They are a native species throughout the Southwestern United States and Mexico, extending down to Peru.
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